Thermal Degradation of Cellulose and Chitin in Supercritical Acetone

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Peter Köll · Landwirtschaftskammer Niedersachsen

Jürgen O. Metzger · Landwirtschaftskammer Niedersachsen

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Degradation of natural or man‐made polymers in supercritical acetone offers considerable advantages because sensitive products can be detected and secondary reactions largely suppressed. Cellulose and chitin serve as examples to demonstrate the conveint nature of this procedure.

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Thermal and Kinetic Analysis Polymer crystallization and properties Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes

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Published in: Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English

Volume 17, Issue 10, pp. 754-755

DOI: 10.1002/anie.197807541

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Thermal Degradation of Cellulose and Chitin in Supercritical Acetone

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